AI Factory Antenna in Ireland - Software Engineer
AI Factory Antenna in Ireland - Software Engineer
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as an AI Factory Antenna Software Engineer with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) at the University of Galway, Ireland.
The position is available immediately, with flexibility to work from our Dublin or Galway offices.
Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)
ICHEC is Ireland’s national centre for High-Performance Computing (HPC) providing digital infrastructure capabilities and expertise through R&D engagements and skills development programmes to academia, industry and public sector organisations.
With a highly ambitious leading-edge Strategy for Advanced Computing (HPC, Data, AI, Quantum) in Ireland and Europe, ICHEC provides infrastructure services and expertise in HPC and data platforms to for computational sciences, AI, high performance data analytics, Earth Observation, quantum computing and cybersecurity across several sectors including environmental informatics, life sciences, deeptech/material sciences, urban sciences, and other disciplines.
ICHEC works in close partnership with national and international researchers, enterprises and public authorities for joint R&D, skills development, and provisioning HPC and data services to accelerate their digital transformation and green transition.
For more details about this position, reach out via careers@ichec.ie or visit www.ichec.ie.
Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Associate salary scale €46,805 - €59,654 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.
The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway)
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on March 20, 2026. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. Interviews are planned to be held during the w/c March 30, 2026.
*Please review full job description for further details and essential requirement
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Description:
The Software Engineer – Platform will play a central role in developing, maintaining, and supporting the AI software infrastructure of Ireland’s AI Factory Antenna. This includes building software and platform components to enable AI workloads on sovereign and federated infrastructure. The engineer will ensure robust, user-friendly, and reproducible environments for AI users from startup/SME to enterprise, research, and public sector communities. You will be designing & deploying software platforms and pipelines to enable AI users to harness the power of Ireland’s and Europe’s most powerful AI infrastructure.
https://www.ichec.ie/news/aif_irl-antenna
https://www.ichec.ie/caspir-hosting-agreement
Duties:
• Develop, deploy, and maintain AI development platforms and environments on:
-The AI Factory Antenna sovereign infrastructure
- Linked EuroHPC AI Factory infrastructure.
- Public cloud resources (EU-based cloud providers).
• Implement resource management, workflow orchestration, and automation pipelines (Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, MLOps).
• Integrate and maintain performance monitoring, logging, and system reliability tooling.
• Support software reusability, version control, and automation through containerisation and DevOps best practices.
• Work closely with Customer Success Managers (CSMs) and technical teams to onboard, guide, and troubleshoot customer projects.
• Prepare user-facing documentation, platform usage guides, and operational FAQs.
• Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Essential Requirements:
1. Degree (Level 8) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
2. 4+ years’ experience in back-end software development, platform development, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering.
3. Proficiency in many of the following: a. Python b. Bash scripting c. Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) d. Experience with monitoring, observability, and configuration management e. Cloud and hybrid environments
4. Strong knowledge of GIT-style version control and CI/CD approaches
5. Proven system design ability, with distributed systems a plus.
6. Excellent communication skills
Desirable Requirements:
1. MLOps, and workflow tools (GitLab CI, MLflow, Airflow, etc.).
2. Knowledge of AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
3. Identity & Access Management (e.g., LDAP, SSO, OAuth2).
4. Linux systems administration and automation (Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, etc.).
5. Experience using distributed computing products and platforms such as Airflow, Spark, Kafka etc.
6. Familiarity with GDPR-compliant data environments and data governance principles an advantage.
7. Examples of personal GitHub projects or contributions to open-source projects an advantage.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continuing Professional Development/Training:
Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.
FURTHER INFORMATION/LINKS
1. TO APPLY: Search Current University of Galway vacancies. Applications must be submitted online. o How to apply guide
2. For informal enquiries, please contact careers@ichec.ie
3. University's Strategic Plan
4. Working in Research at University of Galway
5. Moving to Ireland (Euraxess)
7. We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.
8. University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.
9. All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment.
